Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference - harp
Harp
harp
n. & v. --n. a large upright roughly triangular musical instrument consisting of a frame housing a graduated series of vertical strings, played by plucking with the fingers. --v.intr. 1 (foll. by on, on about) talk repeatedly and tediously about. 2 play on a harp. Phrases and idioms harp-seal a Greenland seal, Phoca groenlandica, with a harp-shaped dark mark on its back. Derivatives harper n. harpist n. Etymology: OE hearpe f. Gmc
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I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English hearpe; akin to Old High German ~ha ~ Date: before 12th century a plucked stringed instrument consisting of a resonator, an arched or angled neck that may be supported by a post, and strings of graded length that are perpendicular to the soundboard, something resembling a ~, harmonica 2, ~ist noun II. intransitive verb Date: before 12th century to play on a ~, to dwell on or recur to a subject tiresomely or monotonously ...Толковый словарь английского языка
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